How to Make Soda Bottle Hummingbird Feeders

Attracting hummingbirds to your home landscape requires the use of hummingbird feeders. Making a hummingbird feeder at home allows you to make use of otherwise discarded items. A 2-liter soda bottle serves as a useful item to hold the sweetened, colored water that attracts hummingbirds. Making a hummingbird feeder with a bottle proves to be an eco-friendly way to recycle your items and attract beautiful birds to your property.

Things You'll Need

  • 2-liter soda bottle
  • Scissors
  • Duct tape
  • Nylon rope (1/2-inch thick)
  • Screw-bottom pet water dish (for 2-liter bottles)
  • 1/2 pound sugar
  • 1 oz. red food coloring
  • Funnel
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Instructions

    • 1

      Fill the soda bottle about halfway with clean water.

    • 2

      Add about an ounce of red food dye. This will turn the water deep crimson red.

    • 3

      Add approximately 1/2 pound of sugar to the water.

    • 4

      Cap the bottle and shake the solution thoroughly to disperse the sugar throughout the dyed water.

    • 5

      Remove the cap from the 2-liter bottle. Secure the pet water base on the upright bottle. Twist it clockwise so it is on tightly.

    • 6

      Turn the bottle upside down, allowing it to rest flat within the watering base. The stopper in the base will not allow the sugar water to flood out. Instead, small amounts will slowly fill the reservoir.

    • 7

      Snip about 10 inches of nylon rope from the roll. Attach one end of the cord to one side of the bottle's upright bottom with duct tape. Repeat this step with the other end of the nylon cord. Wrap about a foot of duct tape around the circumference of the upright bottom of the bottle. This tightly secures the cord, making it possible to hang the feeder.